Extreme Cheapskates

An exploration of the lengths people will go to save money for their families and themselves.

Guide to Love

S3 E1

Learning how love does not cost a thing, from reusing funeral flowers to used hotel sheets and thrift store lingerie.

In Sickness and in Wealth

S3 E2

Karen and Barry fry breakfast on the car engine and pull their own teeth at home to avoid spending money.

All Wrapped Up

S3 E3

Todd wraps everything he owns in plastic to preserve the value, from his car to his bathroom.

Home Is Where the Cart Is

S3 E4

Flight attendant Steffanie takes her boyfriend to the Unclaimed Baggage Center; professional doorman RJ Andrews lives rent-free by house sitting 365 days a year.

Cheap Hair Day

S3 E5

Kelly insulates her entire house with plastic to save money and now plans to bring her pilates studio into the home; Pelin cuts hair and must find cheap bridal party products to trim her budget.

Father Knows Debt

S3 E6

Finding spare change in vacuum canisters at the car wash; a woman who limits herself to one piece of gum ever three days.

Pool Rules: No Spending

S3 E7

Using exercise equipment in the sporting goods store instead of going to a gym; spending just three dollars to stage and sell homes.

Nobody Pays Retail

S3 E8

A woman scours obituaries and visits surviving family members hoping to take the deceased person's clothing; a man introduces his wife to his family of cheapskates.

The Grass is Always Cheaper

S3 E9

A garden of silk flowers and replacing a lawn with artificial grass; a man tries to land a job in sales with promises to save his employer money.

Diving for Dollars

S3 E11

A frugal couple saved for their wedding by dumpster diving for decorations; a NYC bartender looks for an apartment for rent and refuses to spend anywhere near the average pricey rent.

Vacations

S3 E12

Penny-pinchers try to hit the open road without opening their wallets; making their own boots; looking for quarters at an arcade; cooking breakfast on a car engine; packing food to avoid buffets.

Merry Cheapskate Christmas

S3 E13

Sarah Gracel goes to junkyards to find Christmas gifts for her family; Shelley Watson makes a Christmas turkey mutation out of ground meat, chicken and turkey legs.

Rick & Karissa; Torski

S2 E1

A husband and wife have been competing to be cheaper than the other since their wedding; they share everything to limit cost.

Shelly

S2 E2

A mother-of-two has been penny pinching for more than twenty years; her biggest challenge will be throwing her daughter's wedding on a tight budget.

Angel; Mark

S2 E3

A woman who is eight months pregnant still frequents junkyards with her husband; he manages to not spend any of his full-time salary.

Melody; Marlin

S2 E4

A mother spends only $1,000 a month on her family of four through extreme sharing; the father faces his biggest savings challenge as he organizes his daughter's sweet-sixteen.

Matt; Sarah

S2 E5

To afford his dream of becoming a professional wrestler a man reduces his spending to $300 a month; a woman never leaves her family's catering events without leftovers.

The O'Briens

S2 E6

Instead of buying things, the O'Briens fix their broken belongings; Aimee's net worth is millions of dollars but she refuses to spend more than a thousand a month.